I learned something new about riding yesterday

[Grog]

Ullrich may have "slow" cadence, but that's compared to Armstrong. Armstrong will often pedal at a cadence of 110 rpm, and climbs at a cadence of close to 90. Ullrich will spin at about 90 on a fast day, and has been seen climbing at 60 rpm. But on flats I doubt you will see him at less than 75-80 rpm, which is still much faster than most people who find it funny to spin.

I know it is counter intuitive, but it's important that you learn to spin. Plus, you'll develop your heart much more, and become capable of going further and longer.

Enjoy the ride!

[triflor]

Some people are mashers, they push out at lower cadences on higher gears. They tend to have bigger legs (Grog pointed out Ullrich's cadence... look at his size too!)
Some are spinners, they have high cadence and use lower gearing.
It definately is partly genetic, the way you are built will dictate how much you can change this. But being able to do both at times is very beneficial.
It goes to the standard statement though, "Train your weakness, race your strength."

[Grog]

Some people are mashers, they push out at lower cadences on higher gears. They tend to have bigger legs (Grog pointed out Ullrich's cadence... look at his size too!)

Yeah, but what I pointed out that "mashing" here is relative. Ullrich's usual cadence is about 80 rpm. Of course, compared to Armstrong's 110, that's "mashing", but compared to the average person on a bike, that's fairly fast.